Bulbophyllumunverified

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Bulbophyllum maquilingense Ames & Quisumb., Philipp. J. Sci. 47: 208 (1932).This name is accepted.

Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)

Award number 20124315

Northeast Judging Center

B. maquilingense Ames & Schweinf., Phil. J. Sci. 47: 208, 1932 {Section Leptopus
(Cts'01)}

Description: Habit creeping epiphyte; roots fibrous;
rhizome very slender; pseudobulbs crowded, basally appressed to
rhizome, then erect, ovoid or oblong-ovoid, 0.9-1.6 x 0.6-1.0, smooth or
grooved, unifoliate; leaves erect, apex slightly recurved, elliptic or
elliptic-oblong, acute, to 7.5 x 1.5, slightly leathery, distinctly grooved
above and keeled on underside medially; petiole to 0.3 l.; inflorescence 3-8 arising from the
base of the pseudobulb, slender, erect, 3.0-5.0
l., single-flowered, persistent; floral bracts funnel-shaped, c. 0.15 l.; pedicel and ovary uncinate at
apex, to 1.5 l.; flowers pink
with maroon-purple bars and mottles, c. 1.5 x 1.0; dorsal sepal strongly
hooded, elliptic, subacute, to 1.0 x 0.6, greenish with prominent veins on
reverse; lateral sepals obliquely oblong, acute, 0.9 x 0.35, held
parallel to pedicel, veins prominent on reverse, inner margins ciliate,
narrowly rolled inward; petals oblong-elliptic, 0.7 x 0.3, olive-green,
barred and mottled with pale purple, held partially within cupped dorsal sepal
and with lip in the "up" position forming a heather-like bell; lip
tongue-shaped, c. 0.6 x 0.1, blackish-red-purple, cream centrally on midlobe,
joined to column-foot by a thin claw, fleshy, very mobile, constricted at the
middle, basal lateral lobes small, erect with ear-like appendages, midlobe
tongue-like; column minute c. 0.1 tall, yellow green; stelidia acicular,
directed anteriorly; scent like raw potato. References: Valmayor, 1984; Cootes, 2001;
Rysy & Röth, 2007.

Illustration: Cootes, 2001 pg. 41

Distribution: Philippines (Val)

Habitat: Alt. 800-1000 m. where it is found as an epiphyte at
base of small trees or shrubs (Val)

Culture: Grows mounted on tree fern slabs and kept constantly
moist at intermediate temperatures and moderate light.

Flowering: Collected in May (Val); in Mar. and Apr. in N.A.
greenhouse culture.